Decree-Law No. 24 of 1976 on expropriation and implementing Decree No. 33 of 1976 of the Council of Ministers. Country/Territory Hungary Document type Legislation Date 1976 (2001) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Collection of Hungarian Rules of Law in Force. Subject Land & soil Keyword Expropriation Ownership Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries Entry into force notes Both the Decree-law and the Implementing Decree entered into force on 1 January 1977. Abstract The intention of this Decree-Law is to enable, exceptionally, the State or the local government to acquire the ownership of private estates, through expropriation for public interest determined by Article 4 of the Decree-Law, against immediate, complete and absolute compensation. The compensation can be an other estate or money or both of them. The expropriation procedure is duty of the territorially competent commissary of the Republic. Proceedings are ruled in detail. Full text Hungarian References - Legislation Amended by Act No. LXVII of 2004 regarding public interest and implementation of the programme aimed to increase the protection against flood in the Tisza River basin, and for land planning and rural development of the surrounding area (re-development of the Vásárhelyi Plan). Legislation | Hungary | 2004 (2011) Keyword: Land-use planning, Expropriation, Flood, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Freshwater resources management, Waterworks, Zoning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. CXVI of 2001 on the National Land Fund. Legislation | Hungary | 2001 (2002) Keyword: Public forest, Family farming, Agricultural land, Institution, Ownership, Public land, Special fund, Land tenure, Agricultural development, Transfer, Farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Act No. XLIII of 2000 on waste management. Legislation | Hungary | 2000 Keyword: Waste disposal, Effluent waste water/discharge, Classification/declassification, Environmental fees/charges, Hazardous substances, Access-to-information, Offences/penalties, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Transport/storage, International trade, Waste management, Waste domestic sources, Waste non-domestic sources, Hazardous waste, Liability/compensation, Recycling/reuse, Solid waste Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Act No. CXXIII of 2007 on expropriation. Legislation | Hungary | 2007 (2023) Keyword: Contract/agreement, Expropriation, Land tenure, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Liability/compensation, Ownership, Transfer Source: FAO, FAOLEX